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AS IT IS 2014-03-22 The UN Celebrates Agriculture! 联合国庆祝农业生产 Hello and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im Anna Matteo in Washington. On todays As It Is, we will hear two agricultural stories that have something in com
Refugee Farmers Reestablish Ties to the Land as They Connect to Community 难民身份的农民通过社区重建与美国的联系 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA More than half of the refugees who are resettled in the U.S. each year come from agricultura
A: Have you ever shopped at Whole Foods market? B: Nope. How's the food there? A: It's very good, and it's fresh too. B: I do my shopping at Vons. A: I shopped there before too, but the food is better at Whole Foods. B: What's wrong with Vons? A: The
Development specialists say agricultural investments can be structured in ways that do not involve buying land for instance, getting companies to collaborate with small-holder farmers. 负责发展项目的一些专家表示,农业方面的投资不见
The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, went to Germany after the Commonwealth Heads of Government conference. In Germany she made a speech about the environment and what New Zealand is doing to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Even though New Zeala
Three companies want to build big dairy farms in the centre of the South Island called the Mackenzie Country. This is a beautiful part of New Zealand with lakes and mountains. It is near Mt Cook, Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau. If you drive t
Texas Couple Become Goat-Farming Entrepreneurs Most people hold on to their jobs for security and whatever benefits they might provide. But some adventurous souls follow a more challenging path, becoming entrepreneurs, working for themselves with no
Agriculture Report - Building a Windbreak to Protect Crops 农业报道 - 营造防风林保护庄稼 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Soil conservation methods help farmers protect
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Southern Colonies Develop on Farming Economy STEVE EMBER: From VOA Learning English, this is THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we finish the
Agriculture Report - Big Investors, Small Farmers in Africa: a Fair Deal? 农业报道 - 非洲大投资者和小农户之间的不公平交易 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Forei
By Chris Simkins Baltimore, Maryland 21 February 2006 watch Black Farmers report February is African-American History Month in the United States. It's a time people recall and celebrate the positive a
Three Countries to Test Climate Smart Farming Malawi, Zambia and Vietnam will take part in a new project to transition to climate-smart agriculture. The goal is to help farmers adapt to climate change, while helping to control farmings carbon emissio
Farming by GPS Saves Money, Environment Mixing tradition with technology On a weedy patch of land an hour and half from Washington, D.C., farmer Brad Eustace is tilling razor-straight lines with a GPS-guided tractor. With the computer in control, he
South Korea Researches Vertical Farming for Food Security Agriculture in high-rise buildings is the dream of some scientists and architects around the globe. But it soon could be reality. Just outside of Suwon, a city 30-kilometers south of the capit
Pesticides Threaten Thailands Reputation as Food Exporter Here, in the hills of Northern Thailand, farm workers like Inson face the constant pressure of producing optimum harvests for overseas clients. Many farms rely on imported chemical pesticides
Beleaguered Fishermen Learn to Run Floating Farm A handful of Maine fishermen have graduated from the nation's first ever Cod Academy. The program, run by the Maine Aquaculture Association, trains traditionally ocean-going fishermen to be fish farmer
Dale Aden has been farming most of his life, just like his father, and his fathers father. I am a third generation farmer on this land. His land is in Okabena, Minnesota, right along the Okabena creek, where for many years, Aden watched helplessly as
The three companies that were planning 16 indoor dairy farms in the Mackenzie country have decided not to go ahead at the moment. They said it had cost them nearly $4m already but now the Environment Ministry wants more information about the effluent
The Ecological Farming Association is a non-profit group whose focus is on small-scale sustainable agriculture. Its website Eco-Farm.org helps promote agricultural education and networking. Spokeswoman Marcy Coburn says there are three blogs on the w
The winner of the Young Farmer of the Year Contest is Stuart McNaughton from the Tasman region. About 300 young men and women entered the contest earlier this year. Each region had one finalist. They each got good prizes. Then those seven finalists c